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Generation Wealth

A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.

Director

Lauren Greenfield

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Genre

Box Office

$237,709

Production

Evergreen Pictures,Amazon Studios,Artemis Rising,Cinereach,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Candescent Films

Awards

6 nominations

Homepage

http://www.generation-wealth.com/

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Bret Easton Ellis

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Sheldon Greenfield

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Patricia Greenfield

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Trudy Wilner Stack

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Gabriel Greenfield

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Michael Barney Jr.

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Noah Greenfield

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Jaqueline Siegel

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Valbjörn Jón Höskuldsson

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Tiffany Masters

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Gordon Gekko

Michael Douglas

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Khloé Kardashian

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Kourtney Kardashian

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Abandonment of the gold standard
led to abandonment of fiscal discipline. - Generation Wealth

Abandonment of the gold standard led to abandonment of fisca...

Print it like crazy,
make it like crazy. - Generation Wealth

Print it like crazy, make it like crazy.

We cut
your tax rates by nearly 25%. - Generation Wealth

We cut your tax rates by nearly 25%.

The values of the Reagan "80s
really placed this emphasis on wealth. - Generation Wealth

The values of the Reagan "80s really placed this emphas...

There was the idea
that you were better off - Generation Wealth

There was the idea that you were better off

Now, if you look great
and you have a nice car, - Generation Wealth

Now, if you look great and you have a nice car,

In the '80s, - Generation Wealth

And a lot them wanted to be
like this fictional character, - Generation Wealth

And a lot them wanted to be like this fictional character,

The point is,
ladies and gentlemen, - Generation Wealth

The point is, ladies and gentlemen,

I was definitely Gordon gekko. - Generation Wealth

I was definitely Gordon gekko.

My father told me,
"well, the closer you are to the money, - Generation Wealth

My father told me, "well, the closer you are to the mon...

There must be a way to make so much money - Generation Wealth

There must be a way to make so much money

For the sake of full disclosure,
how do we know each other? - Generation Wealth

For the sake of full disclosure, how do we know each other?

And at the very beginning
of your filmmaking, - Generation Wealth

And at the very beginning of your filmmaking,

No, we're fine tuned to rule the world.
That's it. - Generation Wealth

No, we're fine tuned to rule the world. That's it.

My dad was always, like,
a larger-than-life figure, - Generation Wealth

My dad was always, like, a larger-than-life figure,

Wanted more, basically, in my opinion, - Generation Wealth

Wanted more, basically, in my opinion,

I've been called psychopath, - Generation Wealth

I've been called psychopath,

I am also in exile, - Generation Wealth

I am also in exile,

That being as it is, - Generation Wealth

That being as it is,

But the most exciting thing
you could do in our generation - Generation Wealth

But the most exciting thing you could do in our generation

My father worked on wall street,
so, definitely, it was in my blood. - Generation Wealth

My father worked on wall street, so, definitely, it was in m...

I mean, I'm 39 years old,
haven't had a family yet, - Generation Wealth

I mean, I'm 39 years old, haven't had a family yet...

I was working on my career,
so I wasn't focused on my personal life. - Generation Wealth

I was working on my career, so I wasn't focused on my p...

I thought I could never be with anybody
who made less money than I did. - Generation Wealth

I thought I could never be with anybody who made less money ...

Now I'm making a lot of money, - Generation Wealth

Now I'm making a lot of money,

I've tried to build up a real net worth,
and I collect contemporary art. - Generation Wealth

I've tried to build up a real net worth, and I collect ...

I brought in Trudy wilner stack,
a longtime collaborator, - Generation Wealth

I brought in Trudy wilner stack, a longtime collaborator,

The day I went to buy
the Louis Vuitton handbag, - Generation Wealth

The day I went to buy the Louis Vuitton handbag,

I took the bag, and everyone, - Generation Wealth

I took the bag, and everyone,

And then I said, "okay, what next?" - Generation Wealth

And then I said, "okay, what next?"

Some owning hundreds of thousands
or millions of dollars' worth of bags. - Generation Wealth

Some owning hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars...

And how do you, a therapist, - Generation Wealth

And how do you, a therapist,

You know,
as much as you can dismiss - Generation Wealth

You know, as much as you can dismiss

I started off
with just a tiny, little skinny chain, - Generation Wealth

I started off with just a tiny, little skinny chain,

Thirty-three pounds of gold and diamonds - Generation Wealth

Thirty-three pounds of gold and diamonds

I am a two-time guinness book
world record holder - Generation Wealth

I am a two-time guinness book world record holder

When you pull up
in the limousine, - Generation Wealth

When you pull up in the limousine,

The bigger, the longer they are, - Generation Wealth

The bigger, the longer they are,

It just gives off that image
that I should be worshipped, almost. - Generation Wealth

It just gives off that image that I should be worshipped, al...

Poor people are the ones that spend
the most money on the 700-dollar shoes, - Generation Wealth

Poor people are the ones that spend the most money on the 70...

You want the ones
with the bars and the sparkly, - Generation Wealth

You want the ones with the bars and the sparkly,

Can you call up and get you a pair
of the fresh giuseppes, - Generation Wealth

Can you call up and get you a pair of the fresh giuseppes,

The American dream, to me,
it's all about status right now. - Generation Wealth

The American dream, to me, it's all about status right ...

We hold out the illusion
of the American dream. - Generation Wealth

We hold out the illusion of the American dream.

But not only can we,
and our children not attain - Generation Wealth

But not only can we, and our children not attain

When there is no social mobility, - Generation Wealth

When there is no social mobility,

The presentation that you give
to the rest of the world - Generation Wealth

The presentation that you give to the rest of the world

I've come to look at mass culture, - Generation Wealth

I've come to look at mass culture,

Because 24 hours a day,
this fictitious lifestyle, - Generation Wealth

Because 24 hours a day, this fictitious lifestyle,

People used to compare themselves
to their neighbors, - Generation Wealth

People used to compare themselves to their neighbors,

What's changed is that, now, - Generation Wealth

What's changed is that, now,

Like, I probably know
the names of the Kardashians - Generation Wealth

Like, I probably know the names of the Kardashians

If you watch anything long enough,
you're gonna kind of think it's real. - Generation Wealth

If you watch anything long enough, you're gonna kind of...

You're gonna start making decisions - Generation Wealth

You're gonna start making decisions

If one of the goals
is to increase home ownership, - Generation Wealth

If one of the goals is to increase home ownership,

When we put down the rules, I said, - Generation Wealth

When we put down the rules, I said,

So, let's tone this rule down." - Generation Wealth

So, let's tone this rule down."

Not for the investor, - Generation Wealth

Not for the investor,

The American economy
has retained its momentum... - Generation Wealth

The American economy has retained its momentum...

Mr. greenspan lets open the floodgates - Generation Wealth

Mr. greenspan lets open the floodgates

If you give money out at no cost - Generation Wealth

If you give money out at no cost

We never sought out to build
the biggest house in America. - Generation Wealth

We never sought out to build the biggest house in America.

When I made the film
the queen of versailles, - Generation Wealth

When I made the film the queen of versailles,

And they did it the same way
everyone else did, - Generation Wealth

And they did it the same way everyone else did,

You think every American wants
to feel rich? - Generation Wealth

You think every American wants to feel rich?

If they can't be rich, - Generation Wealth

If they can't be rich,

And if they don't want to feel rich, - Generation Wealth

And if they don't want to feel rich,

And with globalization,
it kind of spread like a virus. - Generation Wealth

And with globalization, it kind of spread like a virus.

In 2003,
the tiny fishing country of Iceland - Generation Wealth

In 2003, the tiny fishing country of Iceland

Building big
to express success and status - Generation Wealth

Building big to express success and status

In China, I met a businessman - Generation Wealth

In China, I met a businessman

This trip in 2000
was my first big foreign assignment, - Generation Wealth

This trip in 2000 was my first big foreign assignment,

When Noah was two weeks old, - Generation Wealth

When Noah was two weeks old,

I took it to frank, crying, and said, - Generation Wealth

I took it to frank, crying, and said,

You should go.” - Generation Wealth

You should go.”

And he said, "it'll be fine for the baby, - Generation Wealth

And he said, "it'll be fine for the baby,

Being away was hard, - Generation Wealth

Being away was hard,

With histories of revolutions - Generation Wealth

With histories of revolutions

Thirty years ago,
China was an incipient basket case. - Generation Wealth

Thirty years ago, China was an incipient basket case.

I mean, it was total isolation, - Generation Wealth

I mean, it was total isolation,

China's now the biggest market
for all the western luxury brands. - Generation Wealth

China's now the biggest market for all the western luxu...

Whenever you carry your hat,
or you put your hat on your lap, - Generation Wealth

Whenever you carry your hat, or you put your hat on your lap...

How to eat a banana elegantly
with a knife and fork. - Generation Wealth

How to eat a banana elegantly with a knife and fork.

Some people have criticized me, - Generation Wealth

Some people have criticized me,

In Russia, 20 years ago, - Generation Wealth

In Russia, 20 years ago,

They don't have possibilities
to have big house like mine. - Generation Wealth

They don't have possibilities to have big house like mi...

The new Russians, the rich Russians, - Generation Wealth

The new Russians, the rich Russians,

You cannot even,
"may I look at this book?" - Generation Wealth

You cannot even, "may I look at this book?"

In Moscow, - Generation Wealth

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A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Lauren Greenfield

Writer: Lauren Greenfield

Production: Evergreen Pictures,Amazon Studios,Artemis Rising,Cinereach,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Candescent Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 53/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $237,709

Released: 20 Jul 2018

Awards: 6 nominations

Homepage: http://www.generation-wealth.com/

Also watch: One Life, Cat Ballou, One Child Nation, Time After Time, Austenland, They Shall Not Grow Old, 7500, Ben Is Back, Precious, Sense and Sensibility, The Sting, Hanna, Just Mercy